Fighting Olympus

An imaginative take on Greek mythology with strong direction by Julian Hampton. There was great production, sound design, music, lighting and some beautiful and impressive shots. Julian Hampton did very well making the picture look bigger than I'm sure his indie budget allowed. Some excellent choreographed fight scenes. An imaginative take on Greek mythology with strong direction by Julian Hampton. There was great production, sound design, music, lighting and some beautiful and impressive shots. Julian Hampton did very well making the picture look bigger than I'm sure his indie budget allowed. Some excellent choreographed fight scenes. Lead by Leslie Jones who plays Rucker I kept guessing how it all was going to play out. Will look for more from Julian Hampton in the future. A unique story that I can not recall having seen before. It's an interesting and wild ride. A good LA cop story with a twist. Worth watching.

Fighting Olympus is a unique action film that dives into the world of Greek mythology. In this modern-day adaptation of the Odyssey, Rucker (Leslie A. Jones) goes in search of his kidnapped brother Biddle ( Devinar Mathis). He must endure many trials in his journey to Hades.

While it is evident that Writer/ Director Julian Hampton was on a tight independent film budget, he is able to effectively tell the story.

On a personal note, I wish I had studied Greek mythology a little more. While I was able to recognize many of the names of the Greek gods and goddesses, I would have liked to see how the characters paralleled their Greek counterparts.

I will give it this. It was a different take on Greek mythology. The acting was third rate at best. The technical was high school. Sorry.... I don't get the great reviews this is receiving. I must be out of touch. I was cringing at the lines delivered by the actors and actresses. It was only my incredulity that took me to the end. Honestly...this is one of the worst films given the best reviews I have ever seen. I am only going to give it two stars because whomever wrote the script deserves some credit for the uniqueness of the content and the overall theme. I encourage all students of film to watch it to understand what not to do.

It is amazing what these filmmakers were able to accomplish. This is a HUGE movie full of big sets, exotic locations, tons of characters and TONS of action. Gun battles, hand to hand combat, you name it! This movie delivers them ALL. It's really inspiring to see what can be achieved without big Hollywood budgets when you've got creativity and a great group of creative, willing and talented people. But it's not JUST the spectacle that makes this movie watching. The story is EPIC! Twists and turns, colorful characters and a great, core story of love and family anchoring it all. See it to believe it!

This film has a large cast, very good lighting and some production values that set it apart from most low budget films. But it is the unique story that makes it watchable. At first, it looked like a standard cop drama, terrorist story, but then it took a turn into a cult world that was unexpected. Sometimes the story wavered between being a dark, serious drama, and a comic romp, but it had a very interesting premise that kept it watchable. There was some exposition to explain the world we were seeing that I thought was unneeded. But the lead actors, playing brothers in the film, were both likeable and we rooted for them. Haley Jackson as Medusa was breathtakingly gorgeous.